Things have been so out of kilter this week that I’m actually writing a housekeeping post announcing that I’m having trouble posting this week. Any crashes of computer systems and interference with broadcast TV and radio is probably due to the increased sun spot activity caused by me throwing the balance of the universe out of whack by behaving so out of character.

Ma Belle Femme is off work this week, so expectations of how I spend my time has shifted dramatically. Also, her best friend is visiting this week, so I’ve been prepping for mad because we have to have the house perfectly clean before e the post carrier arrives much less some so august as a best friend. So, there’s that.

You can’t ay Merry Christmas even thought most people get Christmas Day off work, but you get Good Friday and Easter off work. You’d think that America was celebrating Christianity, but you’d be wrong because so many other religious have holidays around this time:

  • Jewish (Passover/Pesach): The festival of Passover begins on the evening of April 1, 2026, and lasts until April 9, 2026, overlapping with the entire Easter weekend.
  • Hindu (Hanuman Jayanti): This festival falls on April 2, 2026, just before Good Friday.
  • Buddhist (Theravadin New Year): Observed on April 2, 2026.
  • Sikh/Hindu (Vaisakhi/Baisakhi): This festival occurs slightly later, on April 14, 2026, but is often considered part of the spring holiday season. 
  • Jehovah’s Witness (Lord’s Evening Meal): April 2, 2026.
  • Eastern Orthodox Easter: Falls on April 12, 2026. 

That’s a lot of celebrating that we’re doing here at Ye Olde Blogge. It has kept me busy.

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